Dna Dilemma

LETTERS FROM READERS

September 23, 1997

TWO THINGS struck my fancy Sept. 16 on Good Morning, America news. The first was that O.J. Simpson was moving out of his estate at Brentwood. The second item was the exhuming of Dr. Sam Sheppard's body to get some DNA material to compare with bloodstains found at the 1954 crime scene - long before DNA was known and certainly long before any criteria were established for the care and maintenance of DNA samples.

DNA is certainly wonderful stuff, and it is being used throughout the country with remarkable results. However, what fascinates me most is that DNA is unreliable, if not worthless, in Los Angeles.